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H. HORLYGK.

MILKING APPARATUS. No. 459,582. Patented Sept; 15,1891.

UNITED STATES PATENT OF ICE.

HANS HORLYCK, OF BASTRUP, DENMARK.

MILKING APPARATUS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 459,582, datedSeptember 15, 1891.

Application filed January 21, 1891. Serial N013 78l603l (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HANS HORLYCK, a citizen of Denmark, residing atBastrup, Denmark, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inMilking Apparatus; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled. in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to an improved cowmilker; and the object is toprovide a cowmilker by means of which the hand-milking process can beclosely imitated.

The invention consists in the combination, with a suitable frame, offixed and movable pads or cushions placed at opposite sides of theteats, the movable cushions being provided at their upper ends withprojections which close the upper ends of the channels in the teats, andthen the movable cushions or pads compress the teats and force the milkout of the same, thus extracting the milk from the udder in a mannerclosely resembling hand-milking.

The invention also consists in the construction and combination of partsand details which will be fully described hereinafter, and finallypointed out in the claims.

Figure 1 in the accompanying drawings is aplan view of my improvedcow-milker. Fig. 2 is a side view of the same. Fig. .3 is averticaltransverse sectional view of the same on the line A A, Figs. 1 and 2.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

Each section of the milking apparatus is constructed with two cushionsor pads a and b between which the teats are placed, as shown in dottedlines in Fig. 3, the teats resting against the cushion or pad d Thecushion a is fixed to a plate a, which in turn is secured to the endplates a forming the frame with a casing d. On the top of the movablepad or cushion b an additional cushion 0 is arranged, which is of slightthick-- ness, as it is used only to close the upper end of the teat.cushion 0 is secured, is provided on its outer side withtwo pivotsorpins 0 that pass through the plate I), to which the cushion or pad tis fastened, and also pass through two guide projections b on the outerside of said plate b at The plate 0', to which the pad or the top of thesame. The spiral springs 6 surrounding the pivots 0 are arranged betweenthe plate 0 of the pad or cushion 0 and the guide projections b andpress the upper cushion 0 toward the teat until the heads of the pivotsa rest against the guide projections o The cushion or pad 0 thusprojects slightly beyond the outer face of the cushion or pad Z)", asshown in Fig. 3. The plate I) of the pad or cushion b is provided at itsupper end .with two guide-pins 19 which. are guided in horizontal slotsin the two end plates a thus guiding the pads or cushions b and 6 towardor from the teats. The spiral springs b fastened to the plate I) and tothe casing or hood d, draw the cushions b and 0 in the direction fromthe teats. The two milking devices belonging to one apparatus areconnected by the four rods or bars f with each other, each bar f beingprovided at the outer end with an eye,through which the common shaft 9passes, said shaft carrying the toothed wheel 9 adapted to engage thetwo co -wheels 9 fastened on the shafts 9 which are mounted to turn onsuitable lugs in the end of the casing of the milking apparatus and ineyes on the inner ends of the rods f. .Above and below the rods f eachshaft 9 is provided with the cam-disks g and g", and one of the shafts gis provided on its lowerend with the beveled cog-wheel h, engaged with abeveled cogwheel h on a horizontal shaft k suitably mounted to turn inlugs on one of the casings, which shaft is provided on its outer endwith a crank-handle h for turning it. Said camdisks g and 9 act on thefriction-rollers c" t, pivoted at the angles of elbow-levers i mountedto turn on the pivots '5 of the end plates Each elbow-lever is providedwith a springarm 6 provided at its free end with a frictionroller 47,adapted to act on that end of the plate I) of the cushion b nearest thelever. On the opposite ends of the plates 1) of the cushion b thefriction-rollers '11 rest, which are mounted to turn in the ends ofspringarms a, projecting from the pivoted ends of levers i mounted toturn on the pivots '6 011 one of the end plates at. Said arms 4? havelongitudinal slots i into which pins d on the ends of elbow-levers 2'can pass,

In using the machines they are so applied 1 that the teats rest againstthe fixed cushions pads 19 are pressed toward the teats in the positionshown in Fig. 3, whereby the upper end of the canals in the teats areclosed by the upper cushion The clamping-cushion 0 and the upper edge ofthe milking-cushion 12 for the time being remain in this position, andthe second cams now begin to act the second set of spring-arms, wherebythe lower parts of the milking-cushions are slightly pressed toward thefixed cushions or pads, and thereby the milk is pressed out of the teatsthe clam ing-cushion c which closes the upper ends of the canals in theteats, preventing the cushions from pressing the milk back into theudder. By the time the milk has been pressed out of the teats the camshave been moved to such an extent as to no longer exert pressure on thelevers acting on the milking-cushions, thus permitting the spiral springI) to move the milkingcushions back into the original positions. In thismanner the cushions act on the teats as long as the crank is turned.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- 1. A milking apparatus constructed with a fixedcushion against which the teat can be rested, a movable cushion adaptedto be moved toward said fixed cushion, and a projecting cushion on thetop of the movable cushion, which projecting cushion is adapted to beadjusted on the top of the movable cushion, substantially as set forth.

2. In a milking apparatus, the combination, with a suitable frame, of afixed cushion or pad against which the teat can be rested, a

movable cushion or pad adapted to'be moved toward said fixed cushion, anadditional cush ion on the top of the movable cushion and projectingbeyond theface of the same, springs for pressing said top projectingcushion in the direction toward the teat, and mechanism for pressing themovable cushion toward the fixed cushion, substantially as set forth.

3. In a milking apparatus, the combination, with two frames or casings,of a fixed cushion in each against which the teat can be rested, amovable cushion in each casing, mechanism in each casing for operatingthe movable cushion, rods projecting from the frames, a commondriving-shaft in the outer ends of said rods, individual driving-shaftsfor each casing in the inner ends of the rods, and in echanism forrotating said shafts, substantially as set forth.

4c. In a milking apparatus, the combination, with two casings, eachcontaining a fixed cushion', a movable cushion adapted to move to- Wardthe fixed cushion, mechanism for pressing the movable cushion toward thefixed cushion, rods on the ends of the casings, a common shaft in theouter ends of said rods, individual driving-shafts for each casing inthe inner ends of the rods, cog-wheels mounted on the several shafts andengaged with each other, a bevel cog-wheel on the lower end of one ofthe individual shafts, a crank-shaft having a cog-wheel engaged with thecog-wheel on the individual shafts, and cam-disks on the individualshafts for operating the mechanism in the casings, substantially as setforth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HANS HORLYOK.

Witnesses:

J. SAvADo, N. SCHROMAY.

